Maharajganj (UP), Aug 7 (PTI) Three people were killed after a flour mill exploded at a shop in Pharendra town here on Friday, police said.

The explosion took place when a trial of the flour mill was being conducted at the shop under Pharendra police station area for a customer, they said.

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Overheating of the machine of the mobile flour mill led to the explosion, Additional Superintendent of Police Nivesh Katiyar said.

A shop worker, Diwakar, died on the spot. Two customers, Akhilesh and Dipak, both residents of Kushinagar district, succumbed to injuries at the Gorakhpur medical college, he said.

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All of them were aged between 25 and 30, he said.

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